The complicated adjudication process for Water Resource Inventory Area 1 is expected to take years.
Yet, the complex litigation process will establish priority for each individual water right, including those held by farmers, local governments, private well owners and tribes, as well as federal and state agencies.
CDN’s continued coverage on this topic will explore various facets of the process, providing regular updates and enterprising deep dives — linked below — as well as insightful opinion pieces found on our opinion page.